<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:37:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@garysibio/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[St. Anthony of Padua, The Hammer of Heretics]]></title><description><![CDATA["St. Anthony of Padua" by Francisco de Zurbaran (1640) St. Anthony of Padua Order: Order of Friars Minor (OFM) Honors: Doctor of the Church Born: 1195 (Lisbon, Portugal) Died: 13 June 1231 Canonized]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/st-anthony-of-padua-the-hammer-of-heretics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/st-anthony-of-padua-the-hammer-of-heretics</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs769cHoneQk8xUqUxd2AXsvtVjmsXzD4BbJY2Txd8az2RKvUk4My12fVstrK8EXAc3bAoHDxHDBAPbfXnHbkpx4m9gWLSHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Adalbert of Prague]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Mihály Kovács - Fine Arts in Hungary:, Public Domain, St. Adalbert of Prague Born: 956 Died: 997 Feast: 23 Apr Patronage: Bohemia; Poland; Prussia Adalbert was born Voytech (Vojtech) into a noble family]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/st-adalbert-of-prague</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/st-adalbert-of-prague</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrCsnqqyJEsrhUEBf1u19jWS53Zn4B2RbtY3vfubKTab1LipuBqnCZECXKmK8P1TXs3jzQGb71TH9pg1F4KaeKBtWmrii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surreal Landscape with Railroad Tracks (2014-09-19 12-32-55b)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The photo was taken near the Metra right-of-way at 116th Street in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The original photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P7700 camera. I combined two different techniques for this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garysibio/surreal-landscape-with-railroad-tracks-2014-09-19-12-32-55b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@garysibio/surreal-landscape-with-railroad-tracks-2014-09-19-12-32-55b</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 21:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25rXqmu2VLXWEU4XSEq1RmgqCUAFaYfNoS7nzqqmxYEEfvdbVn7HUAV5xD3vDk8UoyktdCAA2koWFQrQZFmZDRdSUA4rc1SiNJoayU6i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perpetual Virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE PERPETUAL VIRGINITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY by Gary J Sibio If a Catholic [1] and a Protestant were to get together and talk about Mary and her virginity, it is likely that the discussion would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@garysibio/the-perpetual-virginity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@garysibio/the-perpetual-virginity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 05:52:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMqi55vDeChdruZY3p5MtuRfffQD8CgSHYucYoh3fFTLRHUVeEs9b4VTzvcbFsSdB3rtKDrRs2V2Foi59XAsZpF1Vx6ah4S5WHc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying Out the Luminar for Windows Beta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Macphun's Luminar for Mac has been around for a while. They've been working on a Windows version and recently allowed people to download the beta version for free. If you are interested, here's the link:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/luminar/@garysibio/trying-out-the-luminar-for-windows-beta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/luminar/@garysibio/trying-out-the-luminar-for-windows-beta</guid><category><![CDATA[luminar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:23:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25nhsUFG7NCkx4d1wojmBpXg12c9GjbugXDvTEYgLLj6y1BZPbJzeYDRAMcgcSJAeQnZUtQXFaJdFRcevfaUrMh2QVpcQtrx68oMsw8i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grazing Llama (2015-04-28 15-03-34a)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is just something peaceful about watching an animal graze. Living in Chicago there are not many opportunities to do that so, when we saw some llamas while on the way to a doctor's visit, my wife]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@garysibio/grazing-llama-2015-04-28-15-03-34a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@garysibio/grazing-llama-2015-04-28-15-03-34a</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25whAYwVvZxB5UZUZdBCaq1ztetYgrWXLx19jSQVBKxLtMMGxKJYW55o5Sr3K3npVEU8nhuSRqgVeyEwpuZaVExTGpto81PgHP9M6718?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did the Catholic Church Ever Forbid Reading the Bible?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A common claim among those who wish to discredit the Catholic Church is that, although it is permitted and even encouraged now, at times the Catholic Church has forbade its members from reading the Bible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@garysibio/did-the-catholic-church-ever-forbid-reading-the-bible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@garysibio/did-the-catholic-church-ever-forbid-reading-the-bible</guid><category><![CDATA[bible]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2017 06:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH8btFcNqgVCn83a4vEjNMGWBp1RELiXZACQ38KJW5hGM2tQ9iv75N69uRCd7AqKzmViBJwj2MwPWFJSYaeyM8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicago's Railroad Bridge to Nowhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metropolitan West Side Elevated Bridge (2016-12-20 16-01-30b) The bridge, known as the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Bridge, is located between Heritage Avenue and Paulina Street and Kinzie Street and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chicago/@garysibio/chicago-s-railroad-bridge-to-nowhere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chicago/@garysibio/chicago-s-railroad-bridge-to-nowhere</guid><category><![CDATA[chicago]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 07:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25k6dCXNe4NMweuAgUL1cZtDPNHFtNcqToEn3vqUM1MMxsxUFpPjZJ5W4gG43cADNQJDVi215oYCJoQV3ydQj6tLrfJW2hudv1jYP5pJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cattails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cattails (2011-10-10 13-13-51) If you have spent any time around a pond anywhere in the northern hemisphere, you have most likely come across one or more of the species of cattail. Also known as bulrushes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@garysibio/cattails</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@garysibio/cattails</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 06:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uot2cKnE5qbuQAgSVFZzkPhb5T7zgTa9AK2FeiKAR53oyS2rJSit4y9M4LEbxW1eBAWubaXp9MXxdQtJBx1Pxb6zZckixpT3HkZrD1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Curious "History" of Mother Shipton, 16th century "prophetess"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image courtesy of Wikipedia Sometimes in books and articles dealing with prophecy, especially those written from a Roman Catholic perspective, you will see quotations from an English prophetess known as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/the-curious-history-of-mother-shipton-16th-century-prophetess</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/the-curious-history-of-mother-shipton-16th-century-prophetess</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 06:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2qJ2jus4f8BbUmqdwRxDrqaJB7GRcVc66KhcTatXapaMQhZWZBPRcY7TNRh5vbHV5YZFtZVtYNRjw9vWevVg6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Fly Macro Taken With a Smartphone]]></title><description><![CDATA[House Fly (2016-08-21 12-20-22) This photo was an experiment. I wanted to see how good my smartphone, a Motorola Droid Turbo 2, would do for taking macro photos. I found this fly sitting on a leaf and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/smartphone/@garysibio/house-fly-macro-taken-with-a-smartphone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/smartphone/@garysibio/house-fly-macro-taken-with-a-smartphone</guid><category><![CDATA[smartphone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 06:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uoraN3NKC2HMdnE7kpiCxKx5Q3HmXTS5CUmKjCbfcMu5t7eAPJoSVi2m9wKGgVkBQyGRwg6D6FpxMnRJefNvKLCUk71VJJ9Eif4nSEz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the investigation into Trump and Russia going to do any good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have to wonder about how effective any investigation into Trump's ties to Putin is going to be. Based on what I'm seeing on social media, quite a few people, maybe even most, have already made up their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@garysibio/is-the-investigation-into-trump-and-russia-going-to-do-any-good</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@garysibio/is-the-investigation-into-trump-and-russia-going-to-do-any-good</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2017 20:47:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panoramic Infrared Photography: Des Plaines River (Color & B&W)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Des Plaines River IR Panorama (Color) (2014-08-28 12-28-20 to 12-28-40b) Des Plaines River IR Panorama (B&W) (2014-08-28 12-28-20 to 12-28-40a) The photos were taken at the River Trail Nature Center,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscape/@garysibio/panoramic-infrared-photography-des-plaines-river-color-and-b-and-w</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscape/@garysibio/panoramic-infrared-photography-des-plaines-river-color-and-b-and-w</guid><category><![CDATA[landscape]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 22:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEnP2knaGDxDwBAGbYsqUFmXV8LhejyrZLwUTtvZ8dZCgyFQPseiperTecehy1fForbCmroMvZPoRV2KexRE3TNnPcso7QSDkBr6BYirpBV2FauYEZTSu72Nr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simeon Stylites the Elder: Life at the Top]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 18th century icon of Simeon with his mother's corpse at the base of his pillar. 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In addition to her medical work, she authored over 60 books on spirituality and theology.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/adrienne-von-speyer-doctor-mystic-stigmatist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@garysibio/adrienne-von-speyer-doctor-mystic-stigmatist</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 07:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwqy6tBY4o1mCzzyBSuSn1xBEbRQyGyHoPuTLiMyHFBCuG5Xf4n4k3jPQEVabSm5sqngBY1yhKB8ybD9QJCV2oJtG7na86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anderson Japanese Gardens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anderson Japanese Gardens is located at 318 Spring Creek Road in Rockford, Illinois. Rockford is located in Winnebago County in north central Illinois. A Rockford businessman by the name of John Anderson]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japanese/@garysibio/anderson-japanese-gardens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japanese/@garysibio/anderson-japanese-gardens</guid><category><![CDATA[japanese]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 19:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26Cjd6XDPrbadxDGvjGPadGZDPiRsLvfQFgLJs2Dox4j3yEGs5Hhho8kRbT3C6c5Kz8M8U7Md6TQd9hGLUSZXsT7pqvDSgLs7yABDwoc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Takashi Nagai: A Doctor at Nagasaki]]></title><description><![CDATA["Love everyone and trust His providence and you will find peace. I have tried it and I can assure you it is so." -- Takashi Nagai Takashi Nagai was born on 03 Feb 1908. Complications endangered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@garysibio/takashi-nagai-a-doctor-at-nagasaki</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@garysibio/takashi-nagai-a-doctor-at-nagasaki</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 06:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkXgJ7ojBiKWBzgvnPbS4L3oyLAM6Kw26E3SqJqPj1eKty1e8h8TLqJFc4RUgCmbXVoZXqZtQ2QPe1u5bLJd6jz9WPGsu2dmBEe8PBGy2iYU6fGH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicago History: The New Devon Theater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assyrian American Association (2017-03-09 13-52-37a) In the early 20th century, Chicago was known for its many movie theaters. Some closed quickly, a very small number are still in operation today. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chicago/@garysibio/chicago-history-the-new-devon-theater</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chicago/@garysibio/chicago-history-the-new-devon-theater</guid><category><![CDATA[chicago]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 22:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy268vBzJNGsP9anFg6N7hA5vhr87oX86RNQrvQpr9oRzaRcc7ZurhctoHfSTNC4SGAEEUoAwryMcVd3DYDNqYtimt5EZLhy9PWr5eowPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balloon Belly Mollies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also known as: Balloon Molly or Bubble Belly Molly The closer fish is a male; the one in the background is a female. One of the great fish for beginners to tropical fish is the Sailfin Molly. The Balloon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fish/@garysibio/balloon-belly-mollies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fish/@garysibio/balloon-belly-mollies</guid><category><![CDATA[fish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garysibio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 01:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26Dsnd3Qf17eNa1FrunpEBX2tuNm7QZaLqQfCKdzfeSxRZucg5bE9LZJ2pL8ysUjwpgBdRdCbHEDnHBLyD5wGRUakMxhiBCLjhAzvw6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rather Grotesque History of the Guillotine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. NOTICE: If you have a weak stomach, you may want to sit this one out. 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